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October Is Merlot Month -- Part One

October Is Merlot Month -- Part One

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Fredric Koeppel
Oct 08, 2022
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We'll launch this month's tribute to the merlot grape with two wines from Markham Vineyards, a Napa Valley stalwart, founded in 1978 by Bruce Markham in an old winery building north of the city of St. Helena. The stone cellar that forms the heart of Markham was constructed by Jean Laurent in 1879. After Laurent's death in 1890, the winery changed owners…

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